Chemical killer
Surgical abortions have slowed, but pills and chemicals are reaching more homes—and killing more babies
Ready, set, Bret!
With his surprise victory in the Garden State, Schundler conquers a liberal-dominated, northeast GOP.
The new normal
Even though the streets are repaired, the road back to the way things were before Turkey's 1999 earthquake is nowhere in sight
Property plight
Farmers in the Peruvian countryside don't have any legal rights to the land, and the result is that they plant the coca used to make cocaine
Going mainstream
Trends in the publishing industry are opening up new avenues for Christian writers, and some Christian books are selling millions of copies in mainstream bookstores.
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Free-market censorship
Critics are taking notice of a new trend in television advertising, which is evolving along with advancements in technology. The ease with which viewers can record television programs on VCRs, or,...
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Bestsellers
Scoring system:10 points for first place, 9 for second, down to 1 for tenth, on the lists of the American Booksellers Association (independent, so...
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Video Rentals
1 Cast Away $15.02 million 1 week in release $15.06 million to date ...
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The Movies
1 Sweet Tea Buddy Guy 4 weeks on chart ...
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American pessimism about the direction of the country is growing, largely because of rising energy prices and a sluggish economy, according to a new survey by pollster John Zogby ... 53 percent of...
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Quotables
I'll have to try it or all my life I'll wonder. What Jack Lemmon told his father when he decided to move to New York after World War II to try to become an actor. Mr. Lemmon, who went on to...
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Jury convicts retired army colonel of espionage You can't run For over 20 years, George Trofimoff sold military secrets to Moscow. Now he may spend the rest of his life in jail as the highes...
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Faith-based surrender
"Be strong and courageous," Joshua told the Israelites. The word from Washington last week, as President Bush's already-weakened faith-based initiative became even weaker, was "Be timid and quakin...
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Faces
Trevor Loflin, 17, scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT while living with his homeless family in cars and tents last May. During the ensuing media frenzy, he credited his newfound faith: "After readin...
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QuickTakes
ARMEY OF ONE: House Majority Leader Dick Armey sent a letter to Attorney General Ashcroft asking if the controversial FBI snooping system nicknamed Carnivore is unconstitutional. The system is sup...